NEW DELHI: Will India journey to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025? This large query is making rounds on social media. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi just lately expressed confidence that the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy will happen in Pakistan, with all groups, together with arch-rivals India, collaborating.
The 2025 version of the Champions Trophy is ready to start on February 19, with the ultimate scheduled for March 9. Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi have been chosen because the venues.
India haven’t despatched a cricket workforce to Pakistan since July 2008 as a result of tense political relations between the 2 nations.Nevertheless, Pakistan’s newly appointed limited-overs captain Mohammad Rizwan believes they need India to come back to Pakistan for the mega event.
“Pakistan followers love Indian gamers; we acquired love in India as properly (in the course of the 2023 World Cup). We additionally need India to come back to Pakistan and play right here,” Rizwan stated.
“I am not sure in the event that they’re coming for the Champions Trophy, however one factor is definite – if they arrive, they will obtain an superior welcome right here,” he added.
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In a current interview with TimesofIndia.com, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh emphasised the security issues for Indian gamers in Pakistan. In keeping with the veteran spinner, gamers’ security is paramount.
“There are vital security issues in Pakistan. I’ve at all times stated, and I nonetheless consider, that if there’s no assure of security, our gamers shouldn’t journey to Pakistan,” Harbhajan advised TimesofIndia.com.
